Watch the story that couldn't be printed on SFlix. This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short tells the story of John Peter Zenger, who in Colonial New York was tried for sedition based on what he printed in his newspaper.
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Americans are preoccupied with the news, but need an escape from many of the events reported in the news. These escapes in the past have included...
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This MGM Passing Parade series short recounts how English chemist John Walker invented the wooden friction match during the 1820s.
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This entry in John Nesbitt's "Passing Parade" series is about the great moments in the lives of famous men who found found an answer or made a great...
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This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short takes a look at the origins of North American slang.
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In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a look is taken at the problems of film preservation efforts in the 1930s and early 1940s.
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Historical short showing how Eli Whitney (best known for the invention of the cotton gin) played a significant role in the introduction of mass...
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This Passing Parade entry tells the story of Dr. Joseph Goldberger (1874-1929), a Hungarian immigrant who devoted his life to finding the cause of...
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OBAIDA, a short film by Matthew Cassel, explores a Palestinian child’s experience of Israeli military arrest. Each year, some 700 Palestinian...
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This MGM Passing Parade series short presents how separate events led to the creation of three provisions - freedom of speech, freedom of the press,...
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This short film presents the story of Dr. Ephraim McDowell, who came under scrutiny for his pioneering of surgical practices.
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This short film focuses on the mysterious and legendary Seri Indians who live in a utopian colony off the west coast of Mexico.
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The saga of the Normandie is recounted from her life as a luxury liner, the horrific fire that nearly destroyed her, and her resuscitation to join in...